Motor vehicle



March 3, 1931. v w. MORELAND MOTOR VEHICLE Filed June 14, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENT R. 4

March 3, 1931. w. l.. MORELAND MOTOR VEHICLE Filed June 14, 1927 2 SheetS-Sheel 2 Y the drive.

Patented Mar. 3, 1931 f UNITED stars "sich" WATT i.. MOEELAND, ory Los ANGELES, canirortnimnssienon 'ro MORELAND ricerca financi;l COMPANY, or BURBANK, cALiEoRNiA Y Moron VEHICLE vAppiimmon mea June 14, 1927. seriai'no. 198,820-

My invention relatesto six-wheel ymotor ve-r hicles patent application, Serial No. 75,408, now

Patent No. 1,743,373, dated .I an. 14, 1930, 'and has i'or its object a torque neutralizing member which permits slight motion in all directions between the two rear axles. i Y

In carrying my invention into practice, lI use a tubular torque"v member of two main parts, one concentric within the other, which permits slight verticalmotion between said.

two main parts to give more flexibility to Both these parts are in pivotal connection with the axle housings to permit horizontal motion between said housings and the torque member. n

In the drawings forming part of this speciication, Fig. l shows, a plan view of a portion of a six-wheel motor vehicle; Fig. 2a side elevation of the tworrear axles and the torque member on line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. -3 a sectional view through the torque member on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 a sectional view through the torque member on line 4-4; Fig. 5 a longitudinal section throughthe torque member on line 5-,5 oi Fig. 3; Fig. 6 shows a modified form of torque member forming part of this invention and Fig. 7 a sectional view through 7 -7 of Fig. 6. n Inmy invention, the torque reaction in one of the rear axle housings is neutralized Vby the other axle housing but in order to give a certain amount of flexibility to the drive I provide a certain amount of give or cushion lgetween the two parts of the torque meni- In the drawings, like lettersrepresent like parts throughout the various views. o; represents the side member of the motor vehicle frame; b the four rear wheels (only two` being shown) c the two` rear'line axles, Vboth being driven from the engine through propeller shaft d; shaft e transmits' thedrive romone rear axle to the other. n ris a spring, the center of which is attached to the trame, while the two ends are pivotally connected to the axle housings Z. When'the motor vehicle ofthe type described in my pending tion,

male part which kis in sliding connectionl with g.`

' Il found that by allowing ar` certain amount oir-give between y and g I obtain more flexible drive anda smoother operating vehicle. rFor, this purp'ose I provide coil springs-lt within the torqueinember.y VThe springs are under normal posit'on so that the endlot the springs as shown in Fig. 4, to accommodate thev springs and spring` container z', and, nor? mally, when the force of the torque reaction is no greater than'the tension of the springs it, the springs will hold saidpart]e in a cen- 5 tral'or concentric position with respect to g.r Wvhen, however, the torce of the torque re-` action in any one of the axles is greater than the total spring pressure, then'there willbe greattension when in their .press against the ends j of spring .containerf f 'aj Part f of the torquemember is recessed adisplacement between]E and g, as shown i in Fig. 4, where the .two parts have assumed an eccentric position. Part f is shown displaced upward with respect to g.

Atl 7c "are shown pivotal connections between axle housings Z and torque members f and g, to permit a horizontal angular movement between said axleY housings and theV torquemember. This I found advantageous for lwhen the rearwheels on one side should come closer together than on the other side,

.as will sometimes occur Vwhen the vehicle travels over uneven roads,y there would be a slight'motion between the axle housings and the torque members around pivot la.

Fig. 6 shows a modification ot my invenee J where, instead of springs, I employ a rubber core o which normally holds the two parts p and g centric with each other. In the event oiQ the ofthe torque member .con-

torce ot the torquereaction increasingthe 1 upper half or lowerhalf of the core would be compressed to a greater extent and there Vwould be a slight vertical displacement between p andA g. v

I-Iaving now described my invention,v what I claim as new and desire to protect by vLetters Patent is:

1. In a vehicle, a plurality of live axles, housings for said axles, a torque neutralizing member between said axle housings composed of tWo cylindrical parts in telescopic sliding relation with regard to each other, springs under greet initial tension located trans` Versely Wihin the cylindrical parts to hold said parts concentiically with respect to each othei uncle? noi'mel opei'eiion oi the Vehicle.

2. e vehicle chassis, :i plurality of live axles, housings for seid axles, aftoique neutreli ing member bek-veen said axle housings composed of two cylin-:liieel parts in telescopic sliding relation Vwith egzud to euch other, transverse cushioning` means Vbetween the cylindrical pests held in position by a third part ilsced between the sliding,l sui"- eees.

3. insu yelicl axles, housings tielizing meinbe oeiv rveen said axle housings composed of tw cylindrical parte in teleseopic sliding` relation with iegzii'd to escl-n other, cushioning` ineens beween the sliding surieees to peri 1t vertical give between the two cylindrical parte, ineens toi' peimitting horizontal" oscillation beween the axle houschassis, s pluralityV of live oi" seid axles, e toique 'neuings and the torque member. Y il, In e motor Vehicle, s plurality oi axle housings, e toique neutyslizing member betweenr seid housings, said member composed of two mein cylindrical parts intelescepioV sliding felation with each othei, cushioning means to permit transverse give between the two main pests attached to a third part, said third part in sliding Contact with one of the main pants and held in place by the othei' main part.

VATT L. MORELAND. 

